Raisa is a teenage girl who belongs to the slave class in the kingdom of Qilara, a nation where literacy is restricted to the nobility. Anybody from the lower classes caught transgressing these laws is subject to harsh punishment, up to…
Book Review: “This is Where It Ends” by Marieke Nijkamp
“This is Where It Ends” tackles an all too-frequent phenomenon in American society — that of school shootings. This particular fictional incident takes place in the auditorium of Opportunity High, Alabama, where the shooter has locked in the majority of…
Book Review: Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith
While the cover is gorgeous, and the premise of this book was rather exciting, the actual contents failed to live up to its promise. This is my second book from the author, and unfortunately, I’ve found that her writing style…
10 Book-to-Movie Adaptions to Look Out For in 2016
Most die-hard readers will claim that the movie is never better than the book, and while that may be true, movie adaptions can often bring their own magic in transforming your favourite novel into a silver-screen success. (We live in…
May The Odds: My Ode to the Hunger Games Series
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Or a limb. Or their life. On second thoughts, for the folks in the Hunger Games – at least those in the Capitol – that’s when the fun and games begin.…
